There's no way to learn how to write a hit song. There's no formula for it. You just have to have it… — Al Jardine Copy Share Image
If you listen to the songs I write, they are the most ADHD songs ever. They have five hooks in one and… — will.i.am Copy Share Image
The gods at will can shape a gladder strain, and from the lamentations at the graveside, a song of triumph may arise. — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
My vocals are bad, I can't sing, hey man, I wouldn't ask you to do a drum roll if your arm was… — James Hetfield Copy Share Image
I am not opposed to doing a side project, like Death Cab for Cutie, where it's completely different from my own band. — Ryan Tedder Copy Share Image
The idea that I could write songs that people wanted to hear came from other people who said they liked what I… — Benmont Tench Copy Share Image
I tend to get quite close to the songs because I've always been the main songwriter. — Roland Orzabal Copy Share Image
“This was why there was music, he realized. There were some feelings that just didn't have words big enough to describe them.” — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
When I was 2 my mom said she knew I was going to be a singer. I've been performing ever since I… — Avril Lavigne Copy Share Image
If people stop being interested it's because you haven't written a good enough album. Music will always be the most powerful thing.… — Tom Odell Copy Share Image
It's a magical thing, the guitar. It allows you to be the whole band in one, to play rhythm and melody, sing… — David Gilmour Copy Share Image
“Your life is a movie. You are the main character. You say your scripts and act to your lines. Of course you… — Happy Positivity Copy Share Image
I was fortunate enough to be living in Hollywood, CA, when the underground punk rock music scene started. It was a small… — Charlotte Caffey Copy Share Image
...stories about [the German composer Johannes] Brahms's rudeness and wit amused me in particular. For instance, I loved the one about how… — Arthur Rubinstein Copy Share Image
I mean, in 1979 I was seven. I do remember punk, though, as a playground phenomenon, and remember that it was exciting… — Quentin S. Crisp Copy Share Image
A song has to take on character, shape, body and influence people to an extent that they use it for their own… — David Bowie Copy Share Image
It would be really nice to be able to put out releases that wouldn't be conditional upon an album format, and just… — Colin Greenwood Copy Share Image
I sang in church choir all my life, through elementary school, junior high and high school. — Kevin Richardson Copy Share Image
I have a terrible memory in general, but one thing I've always been able to remember is my songs. — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
The Undertaker's theme isn't really a single, but in terms of eerie music, you can't beat it. — Mark Henry Copy Share Image
I sing really well, my friends say. I don't like my voice, but I sang on stage during the Sahara awards a… — Suresh Raina Copy Share Image
I was lucky enough to have the songs in my first show written by George and Ira Gershwin. Then Cole Porter wrote… — Ethel Merman Copy Share Image
I added and deleted according to the audiences' response to different gestures, and chose songs to build an act that would constantly… — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
all which isn't singing is mere talking ... and all talking's to oneself alone but the very song of(as mountains feel and… — e. e. cummings Copy Share Image
Over time, certain people don't want to go on tour, and that can easily break up a band. — King Tuff Copy Share Image
How can there be too many typefaces in the world? Are there too many songs, too many books, too many places to… — Rian Hughes Copy Share Image
All I ever wanted to do was play the drums; I felt good about myself when I played the drums. So I… — Max Weinberg Copy Share Image
I don't see a Spanish song being No. 1 on the Hot 100. I mean, if it happens, fantastic. But I don't… — Nicky Jam Copy Share Image
I guess trying to throw my body into the guitar is so natural for me that I don't even know how to… — St. Vincent Copy Share Image
One does not play the piano with one's fingers, one plays the piano with one's mind. — Glenn Gould Copy Share Image
Danny and I wrote 10 songs in seven days, which I thought might be close to the record until you probably look… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I loved Hendrix. I mean, really, really loved him. As if he were one of the great classical composers. And he was.… — Warren Zevon Copy Share Image
It must be quite mysterious to some people why I bother to carry on. Because, you know, I don't sell that many… — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
“Tracy danced over to me. "So, if I have to pretend to be a Beatle, can I be Yoko?” — Elizabeth Eulberg Copy Share Image
When my father is happy with my music, I know I have done something good, and there is no question of generation… — Himesh Reshammiya Copy Share Image
Van Halen was a huge influence on me, and 'Eruption' was the song that really leaped off that first Van Halen album. — Dimebag Darrell Copy Share Image
I tried to make a honky-tonk country record - rough-hewn, cut fast, and all analog - like I wasn't hearing anymore. — Sturgill Simpson Copy Share Image
That awkward moment when you know the full lyrics of over 100 songs, but can't answer 10 questions of your test... — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If it can affect me, if it has meaning to me, if I feel I can do it well, I will do… — Neil Diamond Copy Share Image
I'm a musician. I play harmonica for relaxation. A good way to relax and entertain people. An excellent way to have fun. — Stan Musial Copy Share Image
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